West Ham United recorded a magnificent 3-2 victory against Manchester United on Tuesday and The Hammers are again lying in 6th position in the standings. Even though Anthony Martian scored twice for Manchester United, but Diafra Sakho, Michail Antonio and Winston Reid secured the three points for The Hammers. The most important player for West Ham was again Dimitri Payet who set up the goals for his team (2 assists).

Stoke City are on a bad run. The Potters have only won once in their last 9 Premier League matches, having conceded 21 goals. Mark Hughes’ players have lost 5 of these games. Stoke City have failed to win 11 of 18 matches at The Britannia Stadium in The Premier League this season.

A draw has recently become the most common result in the matches between Stoke City and West Ham United. There has been 4 draws in the last 7 games between these two teams. The Hammers have recorded 7 away victories from 27 games against The Potters. So, Slaven Bilic’s players are not successful enough when visiting The Britannia Stadium.

Team News

West Ham’s goalkeeper, Adrian, is injured. So, Darren Randolph will start again for The Hammers. But he is not convincing enough, having conceded 6 goals in 2 matches.

Two of Stoke City’s goalkeepers are injured. Jack Butland has an ankle fracture, while Shay Given is suffering from a groin strain. The only option for Mark Hughes is Jakob Haugaard.

Glen Johnson is suffering from a knee injury. The right fullback has recorded 25 appearances for The Potters this season.

Afellay and Wilson are also injured for Stoke City. Ibrahim Afellay is out until January 2017, because he has received an ACL knee ligament injury.